Oncology Imaging

Medical imaging has become integral to cancer care, assessing the stage and location of cancerous tumors. By utilizing powerful imaging modalities including CT, MRI, MRA and PET/CT, oncology imaging radiologists are able to assist referring physicians in the detection and diagnosis of cancer.

MRI guidance significantly reduces radiotherapy side effects compared to CT
A recent comparison of the two modalities’ utility for guiding radiation therapy for prostate cancer shows numerous benefits for MRI over CT.
Interventional procedure often as effective as surgery for difficult-to-treat liver cancer
Given the complex nature of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, efforts to develop more effective methods of treating it have increased over the years.
AI tumor volume estimations could improve prostate cancer treatment strategies
More detailed estimations of lesion size could give providers greater insight into how to best manage a patient’s treatment plan.
MRI could be 'powerful tool' for guiding surgery decisions in patients with rectal cancer
“No one wants to get surgery if they can avoid it. Now we have a powerful tool to help patients and their doctors predict who would benefit from surgery after initial chemotherapy and radiation."
Breast cancer only visible via MRI is often less aggressive
The heightened sensitivity of MRI is beneficial in that it allows for earlier detection of cancers, but it also presents challenges for providers tasked with managing patients’ care plans.

House subcommittee looks at government data standards to push HIT

Implementing government data standards would speed adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), officials told the House Government Reform Technology Subcommittee this week.

July 22, 2004

Medicare reveals healthcare IT initiatives to improve healthcare

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) this week said it is actively working on initiatives to promote the adoption of electronic health records (EHR), nationwide electronic drug prescribing, and other health information technologies to improv

July 22, 2004

Congressman Patrick Kennedy submits 'Josie King' patient safety bill

Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) on Wednesday introduced the "Josie King Act" (also known as the "QUEST Act"), named for an 18-month old girl who died as a result of preventable medical errors.

July 22, 2004

Brailer to head President's healthcare IT initiative

May 6, 2004

Bush proposed EMRs for most Americans in 10 years

President Bush on Monday said he would like most Americans to have electronic medical records (EMRs) within the next 10 years.

April 29, 2004

Bush administration throws its support behind healthcare IT

The President's Information Technology Advisory Committee has proposed a set of recommendations that would enhance support for healthcare IT.

April 22, 2004

Bush: Use IT to reduce medical errors and costs

President Bush's call this week to computerize healthcare records and use information technology (IT) to reduce medical errors and frivolous medical lawsuits received support from one healthcare vendor.

January 22, 2004

HHS' aids hurricane victims needing to reconstruct medical records

Medical professionals this week began using a new online federal database of prescriptions drug record to assist individuals affected by Katrina to reconstruct their medical records, the Washington Post has reported.

January 1, 2004

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Cardiovascular Business

Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

Cardiovascular Business

‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

Cardiovascular Business

FDA clears AI tool that flags signs of heart disease in chest CT scans

The newly cleared offering, AutoChamber, was designed with opportunistic screening in mind. It can evaluate many different kinds of CT images, including those originally gathered to screen patients for lung cancer.

Oncology Imaging

MRI guidance significantly reduces radiotherapy side effects compared to CT

Interventional procedure often as effective as surgery for difficult-to-treat liver cancer

AI tumor volume estimations could improve prostate cancer treatment strategies

MRI could be 'powerful tool' for guiding surgery decisions in patients with rectal cancer

Breast cancer only visible via MRI is often less aggressive

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